Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-16

believe that our Lord Jesus was both
son of man and son of God, partaking
fully OF human nature. yet equal with
the Father, and the express image OF
his person"
9. I believe that Jesus Christ
revealed in his ministry or by the Holy
Spirit in the ministry OF his apostles the
whole plan of God tor the salvation o.
men; that by his obedience. his suffer
ing and his death he obtained redemp-
ton forsseyery man, believe that the
atonement of Christ consists not only in
setting before men an example of love,
holiness and self.sacritice, whereby men
should be furnished with a new motive
to renounoe sin-not only in setting be.
fore men the awful consequence OF sin,
and Gods dispieasure with it, but also
in making it possible for God in the
conspicuous sacrifice OF his only begotten
son to pardon the sinner and still main
tain his just government.
10. l believe that the Holy Spirit is
given in consequence of its mediation to
quicken and renew the hearts OF men,
and that his influence 10 indispensable, to
bring q sinner to repentance, to induce
saving faith, to degenerate and sanotlfy
the heart.
IL. / believe that men are saved
through faith in Christ alone.
IL ] believe that q holy life is the
necessary effect of q true faith, that good
works are invariably the fruits Of o
union with Christ.
13. I believe that santification is the
growth of the christian in the grace of
the spirit, that this growth 10 continued
through life, and that at death the soul
being freed from sin is immediately re-
eelyed into the presence OF Christ
IA. believe in che perpetual obliga-
ton Of baptism and the Lords supper
baptism to be administered TO all con-
verts to christianity and their children,
by the application OF water either by
sprinkling pouring or immersion Sin
the name Of the Father and OF the Son
and OF the Holy. Ghost," the Lords Hup.
per to be celebrated by christian churches
as q token of faith IN the Savionr and Of
brotherIy love.
10. I believe that Jesus Christ d.
rected his followers to live together ir
christian fellowship and to maintain the
communion of saints.
i6. I believe that Christ intended t.
establish the church after the Oongrega
tionai plan-that the Apostolic churches
were essentially Congregational ack.
nowledging no head but Christ, and n,
superior eternal authority. l believe
that each local church has the anthorit,
to nominate and elect its own officers
admit and discipline it's own members
and administer its sacrament withou
interference from other churches, bodice
Of churches osoficials, exoepte 80 far as /
may consider and heed the advice o
snch churches or members OF churches
when properly given.
IL. l believe that Christ will final.
come to Judge the whole human race 90
oording to their deeds done in the body
that after death there will be no furthe
opportunity offered to the wicked 10
repentance and pardon; that at the judR
ment the bodies OF the righteous an
! the wicked shall be raised: that Chris
will divide the righteous from the woke
/, and will receive the righteous into lii
everlasting, bat send away the Woke
into unending punishment.
IL. believe it TO be the duty OF th
minister OF tine gospel to preach tn
xhoie truth Of God, warning the SHINE
J ef his guilt and its doom, offefin
. TO him the pardon OF God upo
faith, preaching Christ and him cruclfe
9 that while he should seek light from Q
!, sources, and acquaint himself with I'll
b thought of the times. still he should o
ways preach the truth OF Gods wor
making the bible his CHEZ weapon, n
seeking help in explaining IL from u
holy Spirit directly in prayer. / b,
lisve that for all the woes OF humanit
for the publication OF the vicious, 4
the eradication OF error, for the temper
and spiritual salvation OF man the go
o pei OF oar Lord and Saviour Jesl
9 Christ il the only sovereign remedy.